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These cases focus on the protection of the Southern Right Whale, the incompatibility of fossil fuel exploration with Argentina's Paris Agreement commitments and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), and violations of the Escazú Agreement regarding public participation and environmental information. The court combined these three lawsuits on January 14, 2022.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"natjust-000046#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Three emergency lawsuits were initiated to stop offshore seismic testing and fossil fuel exploration by the Norwegian company Equinor, which had been approved via Resolution 436/2021 on December 30, 2021. 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